2009 in Austria
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Events from the year 2009 in Austria
Incumbents
[edit]Governors
[edit]- Burgenland: Hans Niessl
- Carinthia: Gerhard Dörfler
- Lower Austria: Erwin Pröll
- Salzburg: Gabi Burgstaller
- Styria: Franz Voves
- Tyrol: Günther Platter
- Upper Austria: Josef Pühringer
- Vienna: Michael Häupl
- Vorarlberg: Herbert Sausgruber
Events
[edit]- January 13: Umar Israilov a former bodyguard of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is murdered in Vienna
- March 1: 2009 Salzburg state election - Gabi Burgstaller is re-elected as Governor of Salzburg
- March 19: Josef Fritzl pleads guilty to all counts and is imprisoned for life
- May 2: An avalanche on the Schalfkogel mountain range, near Sölden, kills 6 people
- May 24: Several people are injured and the Dera Sach Khand leader Ramanand Dass is killed in the Vienna temple attack
- June 4: 2009 European Parliament election in Austria
- September 20: 2009 Voralberg state election - Herbert Sausgruber is re-elected as Governor of Voralberg
- September 27: 2009 Upper Austrian state election - Josef Pühringer is re-elected as Governor of Upper Austria
- October 20: A group of students and teachers occupy the assembly hall of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, starting the 2009 student protests in Austria
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1: Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian writer.[1]
- January 4: Gert Jonke, Austrian poet, playwright and novelist, cancer.[2]
- January 21: Peter Persidis (born 1947), 61, Austrian footballer, cancer.[3]
- January 24: Karl Koller, 79, Austrian footballer, Alzheimer's disease.[4]
February
[edit]- February 3: Mike Maloy, 59, American-born Austrian basketball player, influenza.[5]
- February 19: Edmund Hlawka, 92, Austrian mathematician.[6]
March
[edit]- March 16: Franz Feldinger, 80, Austrian Olympic footballer.[7]
- March 17: Edith Hahn Beer, 95, Austrian author, Holocaust survivor, natural causes.[8]
April
[edit]- April 26: Hans Holzer, 89, Austrian-born American paranormal investigator and author, after long illness.[9]
May
[edit]- May 4: Fritz Muliar, 89, Austrian actor.[10]
- May 13: Monica Bleibtreu, 65, Austrian actress, screenwriter and drama teacher, cancer.[11]
- May 25: Amos Elon, 82, Austrian-born Israeli author and journalist.[12]
- May 26: Doris Mühringer, 88, Austrian poet and children's writer.[13]
- May 30: Herma Kirchschläger, 93, Austrian widow of former president Rudolf Kirchschläger.[14]
June
[edit]July
[edit]- July 2: Bert Schneider, 71, Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle racer.[15]
- July 14: Heinrich Schweiger, 77, Austrian actor, cardiovascular disease.[16]
August
[edit]- August 24: Toni Sailer, 73, Austrian ski racer, laryngeal cancer.[17]
September
[edit]- September 4: Franz Olah, 99, Austrian politician, Interior Minister (1963–1964).[18]
- September 16: Ernst Märzendorfer, 88, Austrian conductor.[19]
October
[edit]- October 4: Hermann Raich, 75, Austrian Roman Catholic Bishop of Wabag (1982–2008).[20]
- October 11: Gustav Kral, 26, Austrian footballer, car accident.[21]
- October 15: Josias Kumpf, 84, Austrian Nazi concentration camp guard.[22]
- October 24: Karl Reisinger, 73, Austrian Olympic judoka.[23]
November
[edit]December
[edit]- December 1: Alberto Martínez, 59, Uruguayan football player (FK Austria Wien), heart failure.[24]
- December 5: Alfred Hrdlicka, 81, Austrian architect and draughtsman.[25]
- December 19: Adelbert St. John, 78, Canadian-born Austrian ice hockey player.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Johannes Mario Simmel: Million-selling Austrian novelist". The Independent. 16 January 2009.
- ^ "Poet Gert Jonke dies of cancer". Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "Hicke's right hand man Persidis loses cancer battle". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ "Gone but not forgotten". FIFA. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019.
- ^ Boraks, David (4 February 2009). "Former Wildcat star Mike Maloy dies in Vienna". DavidsonNews.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Schipani, Nicoole (2 March 2009). "Nachruf Professor Edmund Hlawka" (in German). Technische Unitersität Wien. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Franz Feldinger
- ^ Edith Hahn-Beer: lawyer and Holocaust survivor
- ^ "Ghostbuster Hans Holzer Dead At 89". UFO Digest.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
- ^ "Acting legend Fritz Muliar passed away". Austrian Times. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ "German actress Monica Bleibtreu dies". Variety. May 15, 2009.
- ^ "Israelischer Autor Amos Elon gestorben". Der Standard (in German).
- ^ Trakl-Preisträgerin Doris Mühringer gestorben (in German)
- ^ "Herma Kirchschläger ist tot". Die Presse (in German). May 30, 2009.
- ^ Eggersdorfer, Rolf. "Motorradweltmeisterschaft von einst und jetzt" (in German).
- ^ "Vienna actor Heinrich Schweiger is dead". Austrian Times. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Toni Sailer: Austrian Olympic skiing champion
- ^ "Franz Olah dies aged 99". Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ^ Conductor Märzendorfer dies aged 88
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Hermann Raich". Catholic-Hierarchy.
- ^ "Patricia Kaiser überlebt Unfall - ihr Freund stirbt" (in German). Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "Exklusiv: KZ-Wächter Josias Kumpf in Wiener Spital verstorben". Profil (in German). 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Karl Reisinger Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "Austria trauert um Alberto Martinez". Der Standard (in German).
- ^ "Austrian sculptor Hrdlicka dies aged 81". BBC News. December 7, 2009.
- ^ "Nachruf Adelbert Saint John" (in German). Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
